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We Give Books – read online and give…

wegivebookLogoThe We Give Books web site is a great tool for children, families and carers to share a good book together and do some good.

A project by The Pearson Foundation, We Give Books is based on a very simple idea. Just go to the web site and read a book online. When you have finished you will be asked to submit your email address and the Foundation will donate an actual book to their current projects across the world.

Totally brilliant! The Pearson Foundation should donate their one millionth book this week. Why not add your book to the enormous pile already been given away.

We often take our resources for granted, with the simple act of reading a book and having that book available to read, often way out of reach for millions of children.

We Give Books is one way to alter the balance, to make great books for others more readily available.

After confirming your email address as part of the process you can then volunteer to formally join the We Give Books programme for regular updates, special book offers and project news.

We Give Books – help contribute to the lives of so many other people.

Kings Lynn Poetry Festival

poetryPic55This year’s Kings Lynn Poetry Festival will soon be upon us.

At the Town Hall in Kings Lynn on 23rd to 25th September – this year’s programme includes some stellar poets.

Matthew Sweeney, Wendy Cope, Elaine Feinstein and Alan Brownjohn amongst many others.

You can see potted biographies and details of the poets on the Kings Lynn Poetry Festival web pages.

You can buy advance tickets from the contact here – or purchase on the door. You can see the programme details and venue times on the festival website.

Why not get poetical next weekend?

Get a poetry App!

iPhonePoetryPicThere is a poetry app from The Poetry Foundation available for free on the AppStore.

If you want to read some great poetry on your mobile device, or to choose a specific poem to suit your mood or location then this is the app for you.

You can read poetry from Eliot, Neruda, Emily Dickinson and many others. You can use the app to search for your favourite poem by keyword or phrase too.

The US based Poetry Foundation web site is a great resource for poetry in the English language. See their home page here.

There is a debate that mobile technology will do away with the printed book. That children, wholly adapted to the e-world, will no longer value the bound and printed text. What do you think?

If you think the book is dying, use our contact us page to send us a message at the Marham Community Library.

We don’t think so, but we’d like to know what you feel about the matter?